Madam C.J Walker was born on December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. She died on May 25, 1919. She was one of the first female African American Entrepreneur.



5 Important Facts About Madam C.J Walker:madam_c.j_walker.jpg

  • invented a method for straightening African Americans' kinky hair



  • Her buisness became so succesful that she opened an office in Pittsburgh in 1908


  • In Indianapolis she established the headquarters of Madam C.J Walker Laboratories to manufacture cosmetics and train her sales beauticians in Indianapolis




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  • She tapped into a huge undeveloped market in black women's hair care






The reason our lives are better today because of Madam C.J Walker because she invented the method for straightening African Americans' kinky, thick, long hair.
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